Sorry, I agree with very little of this.
First, Iowa is not an elite top ten team.
You say Iowa excels on defense, but IMO, a lot of Iowa's defense isn't elite. You've got to be specific.
Iowa's team concept is to have agressive DLs.
When players follow the team concept, I'd agree Iowa will have some playmakers at DL.
Iowa's DLs didn't follow this team concept last year.
Because of the team concept for DLs, Iowa's LBs are overloaded with responsibility in the run and pass.
For Iowa's defense to be good, It's necessary that Iowa's LBs be good.
The team concept has Iowa's DBs usually playing a form of prevent defense the whole game. I'd understand prevent maybe the last minutes of each half, but not the whole game.
IMO, Iowa's DBs are rarely elite.
Iowa has made strides at RB. Runners run hard. They block. ARob could adequately catch the ball.
Iowa has made strides at QB.
I'll need further evidence to decide if Iowa's WRs are making strides.
Last year, the long bomb pass was successfully used when it was a surprise measure.
When their defense was expecting a pass play, Iowa's WRs didn't make many plays.
Iowa excels in producing elite OLs and TEs.
